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1024 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780812970432
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Dial Press
Publication date: 09 September 2003
Description
In this classic novel, James A. Michener brings his grand epic tradition to bear on the four-hundred-year saga of America's Eastern Shore, from its Native American roots to the modern age. In the early 1600s, young Edmund Steed is desperate to esc...
Community Reviews Summary of 520 reviews
Moods
informative 83%
reflective 50%
inspiring 41%
emotional 33%
hopeful 33%
challenging 25%
sad 16%
dark 8%
funny 8%
relaxing 8%
tense 8%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 36% | Character: 36% | A mix: 27%Strong character development?
Yes: 63% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 18%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 45% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 33% | No: 22%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Slavery, RacismModerate
Animal death, Death, ClassismMinor
Child death, Incest
1024 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780812970432
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Dial Press
Publication date: 09 September 2003
Description
In this classic novel, James A. Michener brings his grand epic tradition to bear on the four-hundred-year saga of America's Eastern Shore, from its Native American roots to the modern age. In the early 1600s, young Edmund Steed is desperate to esc...
Community Reviews Summary of 520 reviews
Moods
informative 83%
reflective 50%
inspiring 41%
emotional 33%
hopeful 33%
challenging 25%
sad 16%
dark 8%
funny 8%
relaxing 8%
tense 8%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 36% | Character: 36% | A mix: 27%Strong character development?
Yes: 63% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 18%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 45% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 33% | No: 22%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Slavery, RacismModerate
Animal death, Death, ClassismMinor
Child death, Incest